Welcome to my ramblings, where I’ll be writing down my thoughts on NHL and draft-eligible prospects once a week. I’ll be using the ramblings to keep you posted on the week's events, or let you in on some questions I ask myself often regarding prospects, amateur scouting and player development. This week, I wanted to [...]
Powered by InStat Hockey We have reached the conclusion of what has been another long draft cycle but this one felt far more normal than the last couple of years did. For the most part, leagues around the world returned to their regular schedules, providing draft-eligible players with ample opportunity to improve their draft stocks [...]
Welcome to my ramblings, where I’ll be writing down my thoughts on NHL and draft-eligible prospects once a week. I’ll be using the ramblings to keep you posted on the week's events, or let you in on some questions I ask myself often regarding prospects, amateur scouting and player development. The CHL's 2022 playoffs are [...]
I was fortunate to attend the IIHF Men's World Hockey Championships in Tampere over the last couple of weeks and there were several good young prospects to get a look at this year, including five 2022 draft eligibles! Here are my reports from the most relevant NHL-affiliated prospects in the tournament. Please note that all [...]
Every draft class has a few players that seem to divide the public scouting and hockey fan communities alike. Last year there were Fabian Lysell, Aatu Raty, and Sasha Pastujov, for instance. These case studies are some of my favourites to dig into because they really demonstrate what particular things different scouts value and believe [...]
Powered by InStat Hockey Welcome back for another edition of DP Draft Reports! This week features game reports on Noah Östlund, Ryan Chesley, David Goyette and Joakim Kemell. Be sure to check out the DP Scouting Team’s April rankings for the 2022 NHL Draft to see which of these players landed in our top-64: DP [...]
By Alex Annun After a grueling season spent trying to attain NCAA Hockey’s greatest prize plenty of guys ended up signing contracts with AHL and NHL clubs to begin their transition to the big leagues. Top prospects like Matty Beniers, Owen Power, and Kent Johnson all signed with their parent clubs and even Michigan Captain [...]
2022 U18 Roundup The U18 tournament has come to a close, with Sweden achieving an underdog victory in the Gold Medal game against a powerhouse USA team featuring two potential 2022 top-five picks and another handful of players who could be called in the first round. International tournaments, and the U18s in particular, [...]
The WHL has been consistently producing good NHL defensemen, ranging from Ivan Provorov to Shea Theodore. This trend is continuing with the 2022 Draft Class, with Denton Mateychuk, Kevin Korchinski, and Owen Pickering all being likely first-round selections come July 7. However, today's focus will be drawn to three WHL defensemen that have already been [...]
Welcome to May’s edition of Dobber’s QMJHL update! With the playoffs underway as of May 5th, I thought it would be a good idea to get a look at a few players who have the potential to lead their teams on a deep playoff run and have a chance to play in the first [...]
